The Tar Heels are back where they belong in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. After a rough start against Tom Izzo’s Michigan State Spartans, Carolina fought back to earn an 85-69 victory and a trip to the tourney’s second weekend.
One thing we already knew: toughness is absolutely NOT an issue with this team. Michigan State came in with an impressive physicality. UNC absorbed those punches and retaliated with a few haymakers of their own as if to say, “You wanna play bully ball? Ok, let’s go.”
Now, for a trio of eye-opening aspects of this game.